Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-17
ANOTHER CALAMITY.
Fearful Wreck on a Massachusetts
Railroad.
A Passenger Train Goes Through Isridge
Thirty Persons KILLED and as Many
More Seriously 1nJured-Par-
tial List OF the Victims.

BosroN, March i4--A heavily-loadod pas
senger train on the Boston Il Providence
railroad met with terrible accident about
seven o'clock this morning between Roslyn-
dale and Forestville. Tho accident oc-
CURED on the Dedham branch OF the
Boston a Providence railroad, at what IL
known as Bussey Park bridge. The seven
o'clock train to Dedham, consisting Of
seven cars and baggage car under charge
OF Conductor Tilden, broke through the
bridge. The engine and three cars went
over safely, but FIVE others fell through the
bridge to the road beneath, distance Of
thirty feet. The last car, which was the
smoker, turned completely over and struck
on the top Of the others, all being crushed
out Of shape. The cause OF the accident
was the breaking OF the bridge.
The smoking car, after IL fell, caught fire,
but the fire department was promptly on
hand and prevented tho spread Of the
flames. The bodies Of the dead have all
been removed and OF the wounded, some
arc at the hospital, and some have been
taken home, and 80 IL is very difficult to OBJ
tain correctly the names and extent Of the
injuries at the present time.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
BosToN, March l4-Adviccs from the
scene OF the wreck on the Boston Il Provi-
dence railroad state that nineteen bodies
have already been taken from the ruins
Many Of the injured were brought TO the
hospital IL this city. Some OF the killed
have not been identified. The train was
crowded with working people and most in
tense excitement prevails among friends
who were anxious to learn tho names Of
those killed and injured. No reliable
details Of the number dead as yet The
police say thirty-three were killed out
right and rcarly as many will die. Web
ster Clapp died in Forest Hill station,
where he had been taken. TIE officers OF
the road are present and are doing all they
can. Many doctors are there and doing
every thing In their power Superintendent
Folsom does not know how many are killed
or injured. The bodies Of the killed are
horribly mangled, some of the heads being
entirely severed from the bodies. Many
Of the bodies are crushed beyond recogni
ton.
TuB KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The revised list OF deaths, as far as ascer-
tanned, Is as follows: Lizzie Walton, OF
Dedham; Myron Tilden, conductor, Lizzie
Vaudeville, OF Dcdham; NJ. Taylor, police
man of Station l3; Mrs. Ellis, OF West Rox.
bury; Ida Adams, OF West Roxbury; Ellis
Burnett, OF Roslyndale; Edward A. Morris,
Of Dedham; George Mitcalf, apothecary, OF
Boston; Mrs. Cardinal, Of Roslyndale; I;
Charles Snow, OF West Roxbury; stephen
Houghton, Of Roslyndnle; W. Webster
Clapp, Of West Roxbury; w. L Snow, West
Roxbury Mrs. Kennard, Of West Roxbury;
Frank Nichols, OF Dedham; b. Humphrey,
Of Dedham; Miss Harlxins, OF Dedham;
Hannah Murphy, Of West Rox bury; b. F.
Johnston, Boston; Aiico Vandordelt, Ded-
ham; Harry Gay, Roxbury; Stone,
West Roxbury; Gates; Regan, Of Roslyn-
dale.
William S. Smith and William Z. Dur
ham died at the hospital, making twenty
seven dead whose names are known. There
are at the morgue the bodies Of three men
and two women which, as yet, remain un
Identified.
The wounded are: W. II. Smith, brake
man, badly hurt; X. Spaano, barber, OF
West Roxbury; William Kreekils, Of West
Rox xbury; l. G. Clearney, OF Roxbury; Ed
ward Parder, Of Roslyndale; Geo. Waldron,
Sf RUslyndale; Hawkins, OF Roslyndale; I;
- Parkark. OF Roslyndale. badly injured; /;
Charles, May and Harry Gay. mortally in
jured) William T. Bowman, Of Dedham, hip
and back injured; Frank Young, OF West
Roxbury; William Sutson, of West Rox-
bury; william Tawkins, OF West Roxbury; I;
j. n. Ora. ton, of Dedham, right arm frac-
tured Edwasa Cooper, Of Dedham, inter
nal injuries Webster Drake, assist
ant conductor, seriously injured II.
c. F. Drake, slightly injured o.
s. Hammond. OF Dedham, right. arm frac-
tured; William II. Jordan, OF Roslyndale
All the above named were taken TO the
hospital The latest computation shows a
total Of twenty-three killed and fifty in
jured.